CDS - Section C

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:

Provide the number of degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled
(full- or part-time) in fall 2002. Include early decision, early action, and students
who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who
fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving
of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following
actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn
(by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students
who were subsequently offered admission.

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose
final admission was contingent on space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? _ Yes X NoIf yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2002 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list: ____Number accepting a place on the waiting list: ____Number of wait-listed students admitted: ____

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for
degree-seeking entering students

X High school diploma is required and GED is accepted_ High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted_ High school diploma or equivalent is not required

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program
for degree-seeking students?

X Required_ Recommended_ Neither required nor recommended

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.

Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended
of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year
of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units,
please convert.

Units required

Units recommended

Total academic units

14

English

4

Mathematics

3

Science

2

Of these, units that must be lab

2

Foreign language

*

Social studies

3

History

Academic electives

Other (specify)*

2

* Two years chosen from the following: foreign language (preferably two years), computer
science, visual and performing arts, or approved vocational education units.

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school
graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to
academic record, test scores, or other qualifications?

_ Yes X NoIf so, check which applies:

Open admission policy as described above for all students_____

Open admission policy as described above for most students, butselective admission
for out-of-state students_____selective admission to some programs_____other (explain)______________________________________________

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors
in your first-time, first- year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

Very important

Important

Considered

Notconsidered

Academic

Secondary school record

X

_

_

_

Class rank

X

_

_

_

Recommendation(s)

_

_

_

X

Standardized test scores

X

_

_

_

Essay

_

_

_

X

Nonacademic

Interview

_

_

_

X

Extracurricular activities

_

_

_

X

Talent/ability

_

_

_

X

Character/personal qualities

_

_

_

X

Alumni/ae relation

_

_

_

X

Geographical residence

_

_

_

X

State residency

_

_

_

X

Religious affiliation/commitment

_

_

_

X

Minority status

_

_

_

X

Volunteer work

_

_

_

X

Work experience

_

_

_

X

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

a. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions
for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?

X Yes _ No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's
policies for use in admission.

Admission

Require

Recommend

Require forsome

Considered if submitted

Not used

SAT I

_

_

_

_

_

ACT

_

_

_

_

_

SAT I or ACT (no preference)

X

_

_

_

_

SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred

_

_

_

_

_

SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred

_

_

_

_

_

SAT I and SAT II

_

_

_

_

_

SAT I and SATII or ACT

_

_

_

_

_

SAT II

_

_

_

_

_

In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement

X Yes

_ No

Counseling

_ Yes

X No

b. Does your institution use the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so,
please mark the appropriate boxes below:

Placement

SAT I

_

_

_

SAT II

_

_

_

ACT

_

_

_

SAT I or ACT

_

_

X

c. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:
rolling basis

Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission: N/A

d. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests recommended
for some students, or if tests not required of some students): Students may use their
SAT/ACT math scores for placement or take the departmental exam. Students with an
ACT English score of at least 27 or an SAT verbal score of at least 640 can waive
freshman composition.

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman)
students enrolled in fall 2002, including students who began studies during summer, international
students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in
fall 2002 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.

Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking
students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics
scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test
results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. The
25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile
score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores

44%

Number submitting SAT scores

938

Percent submitting ACT scores

72%

Number submitting ACT scores

1518

25th percentile

75th percentile

SAT I Verbal

480

600

SAT I Math

500

620

ACT Composite

20

26

ACT English

19

25

ACT Math

19

27

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

SAT I Verbal

SAT I Math

700-800

3

6

600-699

24

28

500-599

44

42

400-499

25

21

300-399

4

3

200-299

0

0

ACT Composite

ACT English

ACT Math

30-36

7

7

8

24-29

38

29

41

18-23

47

47

37

12-17

8

16

14

6-11

0

1

0

below 6

0

0

0

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who
had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information
for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).

Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class

17%

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class

41%

Percent in top half of high school graduating class

73%

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class

27%

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class

_7%

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school
class rank: 80%

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman)
students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges
(using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students from whom you collected
high school GPA.

Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher

74%

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9

25%

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99

_1%

Percent who had GPA below 1.0

_0%

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman)
students who submitted GPA:

3.29

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school
GPA:

89%

Admission Policies

C13. Application feeDoes your institution have an application fee?

X Yes _ No

Amount of application fee? $30Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
_ Yes X No

C16.Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date) _____No set date __X__Must reply by May 1 or within _____ weeks if notified hereafter _____Other _____

C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment
after admission?

X Yes _ No

If yes, maximum period of postponement: one year

C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school
students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year
or more before high school graduation?

X Yes _ No

C20. Common application: Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the
National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?

_ YesX No

If "yes," are supplemental forms required?

_ Yes _ No

Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?

_ Yes X No

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits
students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the
regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted)
for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?

_ Yes X No

If "yes," please complete the following:

First or only early decision plan closing date __________First or only early decision plan notification date __________